英语介绍重阳节的由来、习俗及诗歌,传播中国传统文化

英语介绍重阳节的由来、习俗及诗歌，

传播中国传统文化

Double Ninth Festival

重 阳 节

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关于时间

The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival,

or Double Ninth Festival, is also called "Cornel Festival" and

"Chrysanthemum Festival", which has a history of more than 1,700 years.

It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar.

农历的九月初九是重阳节，又名“茱萸节”，“菊花节”。这是一个很古老的节

日，距今已有1700多年的历史。通常在公历（阳历）的十月份。

negative, while number "9" was thought to be Yang, meaning masculine

or positive. So the number nine in both month and day creates "the

Double Ninth Festival", or "Chongyang Festival".

因为古老的《易经》中把“六”定为阴数，把 “九”定为阳数，在农历的九月

初九那天，日月并阳，两九相重，故而叫“重阳”，也叫“重九”。

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关于意义

In 1989, the Chine government decided the Double Ninth Festival as

Seniors' Day. The traditional culture of Double Ninth and that of the

九月也预示着冬天的来临。天气渐冷，人们需要准备衣服保暖，孝顺的子孙由此

思及祖先，便将这天作为给先祖们烧冬衣的时间。因此，重阳节也成为了祭奠死

去的家人的节日。

The Legend of Double Ninth Festival

重 阳 节 的 传 说

The story can be dated back as early as East Han Dynasty, there lived an

old Taoist named Fei Changfang, who had become an immortal after

many years of practicing Taoism. A young man named Huan Jing, he was

worship him and was learning the magic arts from Fei Changfang. The

old Taoist took him in and taught him how to defeat the devil. Heng Jing

put his whole heart into study and practice.

相传，在东汉时期，有一位神通广大的道人名叫费长房。他习道多年，终于长生

On hearing this, Huan Jing rushed home and asked his family to do

exactly as his teacher said. The whole family climbed a nearby mountain

and did not return until the evening. When they got back home, they

found all their animals dead, including chickens, sheep, dogs and even

the ox.

听到此言，桓景飞奔回家，让家人认真遵照他师傅的要求去做。到了九月初九这

The Customes of Double Ninth Festival

重 阳 节 风 俗

一、Climbing Mountains/登高

The 9th lunar month, with clear autumn sky and bracing air, is a good

time for sighteing. So people, both ancient and prent, love to go

sighteing this month.

阴历9月这天，正值秋高气爽，适合旅行观光。所以，一到金秋九月，不论男女

老少，都喜欢在此时旅行登高。

Apart from expelling bad luck and disasters, climbing mounting also

indicates “climbing to a higher position”, and it is also an important

reason why ancient people pay much attention about this custom.

Another reason that climbing mountains are valued by people, especially

by the elderly is that is has a meaning of “climb to a longevous life”. Also

for this reason people believe that climbing mountains can make people

live a more longevous life.

登高可以驱除霉运，还意指“晋升高位”。这也是古人为什么很重视这一传统习

俗。登高之所以受人重视，特别受老人重视，是因为人们认为登高还意寓“登顶

长寿”。除此之外，人们还相信登山能使人健康长寿。

It is really refreshing to climb mountains and enjoy the beauty of nature

at this bright and clear time in autumn. Climbing mountains on Double

Ninth Festival was already prevailing in the Tang Dynasty, and a lot of

二、Eating Double Ninth Cake 吃重阳糕

Though the name of "Gao" started from the Six Dynasties, the cakes had

flour and millet rice flour. In September, the millet is ripe. It is regarded

as the food just in ason, which is offered to ancestors as sacrifices.

尽管“糕”这个名称源于六朝，但这种东西东汉就有了。那是人们称之为“饵”。

饵用米粉做成，一般有两种：谷米粉和粟米粉。九月，粟米程度，它是当季的食

物，通常会献给祖先作为祭品。

In China, "gao(cake)" has the same pronounciation with "gao(height)".

Mountains are high, so eating cake can, by a stretch of imagination, take

the place of going for the Double Ninth Cake, but super cakes will have

as many as nine layers, like a tower.

在中国文化中，“糕”和“高”同音，所以吃糕也就代表了“登高”的意思，祝

三、Family get-togethers/家人团聚

The Double Ninth Festival is also a time for family get-togethers. It is an

occasion to remember one's ancestors, the sacrifices they made and the

hardships they undewent. Often, family outings are organid during

which people arch to renew their appreciaiton of nature and to

reaffirm thir love and concern for family members and clo friends.

重阳节还是一个家庭团聚的节日。大家纪念先祖，感念他们的牺牲和遭遇的苦难。

很多家庭也会一起出行，以感受大自然的魅力，也增进和亲友们的关系。

Chrysanthemum originated in China and was recorded in some Chine

books as early as the 5th century B.C. Chrysanthemum blossom in the

ninth lunar month have a beautiful name of “flower of longevity”.

菊花产自中国，最早记载始于公元前5世纪。菊花在阴历九月盛开，它有一个美

称“长寿之花”

五、 Drinking Chrysanthemum Flower Wine 饮菊花酒

The chrysanthemum flower wine is unique in brewing. In ancient times，

people usually picked fresh chrysanthemum flowers and leaves on the

9th of the 9th lunar month, and brewed the mixture of them and grains

into the wine, which would not be drunk until the same day next year.

The wine is said to have wholesome effects on sharpness of the eye,

alleviation of headache, drop of hypertension, reduction of weight and

removal of stomach trouble, thus contributing to longevity. It is said that

the drinkers of the chrysanthemum wine would be free from evil and

have strong physique against cold weather.

菊花酒的酿造十分独特。古时，人们在九月九日采摘新鲜的菊花和菊花叶，然后

把它们和谷粒一起酿制成酒。等到来年的同一时候再打开品尝。据说，菊花酒具

有清神明目，减肥降血压，治疗胃病的功效。因此，可以饮菊花酒可以使人长寿。

另外，饮菊花酒还有驱邪抗寒的效用。

六、Wearing Dogwood 插茱萸

The dogwood is a species of evergreen arbor; it is heavy-scented plant

who fruit is edible and stock and leaves can be medicinal materials.

They can expel incts, get rid of the humidity, help digestion and cure

inner heat. It puts out purple flowers in spring and bears, in autumn,

purplish-brown fruit that is sour, puckery and mild in nature.

茱萸为长青乔木。该植物具有浓香，它的果实可食用或干存。它的叶子可以用作

药材。茱萸具有驱虫去湿，助消化去内热的功效。春季它开紫色的花，然后开始

孕育果实。到了秋天，就结出了紫褐色，味酸，带皱，质感柔软的果实。

Paper crane is just kite. According to our traditions and customs, flying

kites usually happen at the Qing Ming Festival. But Tomb Sweeping

Festival is during the rainy ason which obviously is not suit for flying a

Poem Appreciation

诗 歌 赏 析

九月九日忆山东兄弟

（唐-王维）

独在异乡为异客，

每逢佳节倍思亲。

遥知兄弟登高处，

遍插茱萸少一人。

自古有许多故事和重阳节相关，比如李清照的《醉花阴》，孟浩然的《过故人庄》

以及王勃的《蜀中九日》等。王维的这首诗可谓是大家最耳熟能详的。此诗写出

了游子的思乡怀亲之情。诗一开头便紧切题目，写异乡异土生活的孤独凄然，因

而时时怀乡思人，遇到佳节良辰，思念倍加。接着诗一跃而写远在家乡的兄弟，

按照重阳节的风俗而登高时，也在怀念自己。诗意反复跳跃，含蓄深沉，既朴素

自然，又曲折有致。其中“每逢佳节倍思亲”更是千古名句。

九月九日忆山东兄弟来自奇速英语

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以上便是这首诗歌的朗诵。

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